11.  The people of East Kilbride are celebrating a major victory against plans by an American owned company to build a tyre recycling plant in the new town.

12.  The people of East Kilbride are celebrating a major victory against an American owned company which wanted to build a tyre recycling plant in the new town.

13.  An American company, Collins and Aikman, has developed a method of grinding up old carpets to produce synthetic wood.

14.  ELTON John and his partner Bernie Taupin joined the ranks of the greats today after an American company paid them the biggest advance in music history.

15.  Already, the American company is saying that the factory may have to build smaller vehicles than planned.

16.  Although Miss Caccialanza danced with pioneering American companies and was married to Lew Christensen, an important American choreographer, her early training was Italian.

17.  Along with stressing their importance to the local economies, some American companies also have continued to publicize their generosity to charities.

18.  Although American companies lack much market share here, their brands are easily recognized.

19.  Although hard data to support this belief will not be available for quite some time, anecdotes about declining sales at a variety of American companies are spreading.